Macbeth Premium Finance Limited

Reference number: 619335

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Authorised by the FCA

This firm is on the FCA register and authorised to carry out regulated activities.

Website, phone number and address

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  • No website on the FCA register

  • Phone number

    0118 916 5481

  • Address

    Macbeth, 3 Waterside Drive, Arlington Business Park, Theale, Reading, West Berkshire, RG7 4SW, United Kingdom

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  • What kind of line 0118 916 5481 is
  • Who else gives the postcode RG7 4SW
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FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Lend or arrange credit No FSCS cover
    Consumer credit is not covered by the FSCS, so there is no compensation scheme if the firm fails.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • Entering into regulated credit agreement as Lender (Excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)
  • Exercising/having right to exercise lender's rights and duties under a regulated credit agreement (excluding high-cost short-term credit, bill of sale agreement, and home collected credit agreement)

Limits on what they may do

  • Not permitted to canvass off trade premises
    The firm is not permitted to canvass regulated borrower-lender-supplier agreements or regulated consumer hire agreements off trade premises

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Companies House record

The company behind the firm: its status, age, registered office and directors.

Company number
04768946
Company status
Active
Company type
Private limited company
Incorporated
18 May 2003 (23 years old)
Registered office
2nd Floor Nucleus House, 2 Lower Mortlake Road, Richmond, TW9 2JA, United Kingdom
Nature of business
  • Non-life insurance (SIC 65120)

Directors and company secretaries

Name Role Born Appointed Other companies
Paul Thomas Macbeth Director Dec 1977 18 May 2003 8 other companies
Benjamin Matthew Butler Director Apr 1984 2 May 2017 8 other companies
Paul Thomas Macbeth Secretary Not published 18 May 2003 8 other companies

Other companies run by these 2 directors

A firm is run by people, and their other companies are their track record: what they built, what closed, and anything that failed. It is the check most people never think to make.

other companies
10
closed down
3
are FCA-registered
3

In the full report: all 10 companies, named

  • What each company does, and whether it is still trading
  • Which of these 2 directors sit on each board, and since when
  • Any that went into liquidation or administration
  • The 3 on the FCA register
  • The 6 companies these 2 directors run together
  • All 4 people who have ever been directors, with their dates
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Filed accounts and finances

Year to 31 December 2025Small company accountsNot audited

Net assets

£282k

−22% from £361k

Cash at bank

£3,867

−98% from £158k

Employees (average)

0

Same as 0

Owed within a year

£2.60m

+12% from £2.32m

Assets and liabilities

In the full report: all 7 years of accounts

  • Every year from 2019 to 2025
  • The chart, over every year
  • Every filed figure, year by year
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About these figures
Turnover
Money taken from sales in the year, before any costs.
Profit before tax
What was left after the year’s costs, before corporation tax. A minus figure is a loss.
Net assets, or total equity
Everything the company owns minus everything it owes. A minus figure means it owes more than it owns.
Total assets and total liabilities
Everything the company owns, and everything it owes, on the last day of the year. The gap between them is its net assets.
Cash at bank
Money in the company’s accounts on the last day of the year.
Owed within a year, owed after a year
Debts and bills due in the next twelve months, and those due later.

There is no turnover or profit: small companies do not have to publish them.

Accounts filed at Companies House for company 04768946. Every figure is as filed, apart from total assets and total liabilities, which are added up from filed figures. Nothing is estimated.

Key dates in its history

Macbeth Premium Finance’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

Key events (8) All events (14)

2023

23 February 2023

  • Anthony Paul Gibbs stopped being a part-owner
  • Benjamin Matthew Butler became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)

Companies House

2016

6 April 2016

  • Anthony Paul Gibbs became a part-owner (25–50% of shares)
  • Paul Thomas Macbeth became the majority owner (50–75% of shares)

Companies House

2015

29 January 2015

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • FCA imposed a requirement (Not permitted to canvass off trade premises)
  • Became authorised by the FCA

FCA register

2003

18 May 2003

  • Incorporated at Companies House

Companies House

In the full report: all 14 events

  • All 14 events in its history (8 shown here)
  • Every director appointment and resignation: 4
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Firms connected to Macbeth Premium Finance

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Macbeth Premium Finance. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

connected firms
4
share a director
3
share its postcode
4

In the full report: all 4 connected firms, named

  • How each is linked: shared directors (3), the same postcode (4)
  • Who links each one: the named directors, with dates
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  • 10 other companies its directors have run, named
  • 2 background checks on its contact details
  • 7 years of accounts, charted
  • All 14 events in its history
  • 4 connected firms, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Macbeth Premium Finance Limited FCA authorised?
Yes, Macbeth Premium Finance Limited (FRN 619335) is authorised by the FCA to carry out regulated activities. It has held its current authorisation since January 2015 and works as a lender. The FCA has placed a limit on what it may do.
What is Macbeth Premium Finance’s phone number?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0118 916 5481 for Macbeth Premium Finance. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further.
Is Macbeth Premium Finance a scam or clone?
Macbeth Premium Finance is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Macbeth Premium Finance?
Its FCA permissions do not allow it to hold or control client money. Protection depends on which product you hold and how Macbeth Premium Finance handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Macbeth Premium Finance to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Who owns Macbeth Premium Finance?
Companies House lists 2 people with significant control of Macbeth Premium Finance: Paul Thomas Macbeth (50–75% of shares) and Mr Benjamin Matthew Butler (25–50% of shares). Before that, it was controlled by Anthony Paul Gibbs.
Who runs Macbeth Premium Finance?
Companies House lists 2 directors of Macbeth Premium Finance: Paul Thomas Macbeth and Benjamin Matthew Butler.
How long has Macbeth Premium Finance been in business?
The company was formed on 18 May 2003, and has held its current FCA authorisation since January 2015.
What do Macbeth Premium Finance’s latest accounts show?
Its latest accounts, to 31 December 2025, show net assets of £282k (−22% from £361k) and cash at bank of £3,867 (−98% from £158k).

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